African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867466705	Impact of 20-day strike in Polokwane Hospital (18 August - 6 September 2010)	Bhuiyan M.M.Z.U., Machowski A.	2012	South African Medical Journal	102	9	10.7196/SAMJ.6045	Department of General Surgery, Polokwane Mankweng Hospital Complex, University of Limpopo, Polokw...	Bhuiyan, M.M.Z.U., Department of General Surgery, Polokwane Mankweng Hospital Complex, University...	Background. Doctors' strikes have a negative effect on hospital performance indicators. Hospital ...	None	article; death; hospital; hospital admission; hospital personnel; human; mortality; surgical ward...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-49749092737	Why is surgery cancelled? A retrospective evaluation	Chamisa I.	2008	South African Journal of Surgery	46	3	None	Department of General Surgery, Prince Mishyeni Memorial Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Du...	Chamisa, I., Department of General Surgery, Prince Mishyeni Memorial Hospital, University of KwaZ...	Introduction. The cancellation of surgery wastes theatre time and creates hardship for patients, ...	None	article; elective surgery; emergency; hospital; hospital management; human; operating room; patie...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955566048	Effect of feeding ensiled maize grain on rumen development and calf rearing performance	Sosin-Bzducha E., Strzetelski J., Borowiec F., Kowalczyk J., Okoń K.	2010	Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences	19	2	None	Department of Genetic Resources Conservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, N...	Sosin-Bzducha, E., Department of Genetic Resources Conservation, National Research Institute of A...	The aim of the study was to determine the effect of replacing barley grain or dry maize (50% by w...	Calf; Performance; Rumen development; Starch	Animalia; Hordeum; Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84886285375	Evaluating the performance of amiprophos methyl and γ-irradiated seeds on growth and yield traits...	Udensi O., Ntui V.O.	2013	International Journal of Agriculture and Biology	15	5	None	Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, PMB 1115, Calabar, Nigeria; Labo...	Udensi, O., Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, PMB 1115, Calabar, N...	The seeds of two varieties of pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill], brown "Fiofio" and white "Fio...	γ-Irradiation; Amiprophos methyl; Improvement; Mutation breeding; Pigeon pea	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943529260	Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification f...	Hawkins C.L., Bacher S., Essl F., Hulme P.E., Jeschke J.M., Kühn I., Kumschick S., Nentwig W., Pe...	2015	Diversity and Distributions	21	11	10.1111/ddi.12379	Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Resear...	Hawkins, C.L., Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Centre for Biodiversity and Env...	Recently, Blackburn et al. (2014) developed a simple, objective and transparent method for classi...	Alien; Environment; Impact; IUCN	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937805867	Impact of organisational culture on job stress and burnout in graded accommodation establishments...	Kokt D., Ramarumo R.	2015	International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management	27	6	10.1108/IJCHM-03-2014-0100	Department of Hospitality Management, Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein,...	Kokt, D., Department of Hospitality Management, Central University of Technology, Free State, Blo...	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of organisational culture on job...	Burnout; Graded accommodation establishments; Hospitality industry; Organisational culture; South...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-26244453920	Taxonomic re-evaluation of Leptographium lundbergii based on DNA sequence comparisons and morphology	Jacobs K., Solheim H., Wingfield B.D., Wingfield M.J.	2005	Mycological Research	109	10	10.1017/S0953756205003618	Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of P...	Jacobs, K., Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Uni...	The genus Leptographium was described in 1927 and currently includes 48 species, with L. lundberg...	None	fungal DNA; ribosomal spacer DNA; ribosome RNA; tubulin; fungus; genetic analysis; morphology; ta...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960069643	Impact of oil drilling operations on forest resources in Obagi, Niger Delta Nigeria	Mmom P.C., Chukwu-Okeah G.O.	2011	Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology	3	5	None	Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Mmom, P.C., Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Ni...	The issue of oil drilling operation and its impact on forest resources in Obagi and other oil pro...	Deforestation; Ecosystem damage; Forest resources; Oil drilling operations; Specie extinction	Drilling operation; Exotic species; Forest resources; Niger Delta; Nigeria; Oil drilling operatio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84899709477	Impact of SPDC-Bomu manifold oil pipe explosion fire on crop yield and farm income in Gokana LGA,...	Weli V.E., Arokoyu S.B.	2014	Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology	7	14	None	Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt,...	Weli, V.E., Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Po...	Environmental degradation of the oil-rich Gokana Local government area has been wanton and contin...	Hydrocarbon fire; Land productivity; Low crop yield; Natural resource degradation; Small-scale fa...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84914678677	Remote sensing based drought monitoring in Zimbabwe	Mutowo G., Chikodzi D.	2014	Disaster Prevention and Management	23	5	10.1108/DPM-10-2013-0181	Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo, Zimbabwe	Mutowo, G., Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Great Zimbabwe University, Masving...	Purpose– Drought monitoring is an important process for national agricultural and environmental p...	Drought monitoring; Droughts; Normalized Difference Vegetation Index; Remote sensing; Vegetation ...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-69749116567	Rethinking climate change impacts on subsurface temperatures in a sub-Antarctic mire affected by ...	Nel W., van der Merwe B.J., Meiklejohn K.I.	2009	Earth Surface Processes and Landforms	34	10	10.1002/esp.1823	Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa; ...	Nel, W., Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South...	This paper presents the first high resolution temperature data from a small Agrostis magellanica ...	Climate change; Marion Island; Mire temperatures; Synoptic weather	Agrostis; Average temperature; Climate change impact; Ecosystem response; Ground temperature; Hig...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33747144435	Monitoring change in the spatial heterogeneity of vegetation cover in an African savanna	Murwira A., Skidmore A.	2006	International Journal of Remote Sensing	27	11	10.1080/01431160500396683	Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Zimbabwe, Mount Pleasant, Harare...	Murwira, A., Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Zimbabwe, Mount Ple...	The extent to which a new intensity-dominant scale approach to characterizing spatial heterogenei...	None	Agriculture; Imaging techniques; Monitoring; Vegetation; Remote sensing imagery; Spatial heteroge...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33846553709	Hydrologic impact of rewatering of the Gemsbokfontein dolomitic western subcompartment on the Won...	Van der Walt I.J., De Roer K.	2006	Physical Geography	27	4	10.2747/0272-3646.27.4.316	Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, School of Environmental Sciences and Developme...	Van der Walt, I.J., Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, School of Environmental Sc...	The mean annual rainfall of South Africa is only about 450 mm. The unpredictability of the rainfa...	Dewatering; Dolomitic compartments; Far West Rand gold mines; South African ground water resources	annual variation; aquifer pollution; dewatering; gold mine; groundwater resource; hydrological re...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939891939	Monitoring sustainable urban development using built-up area indicators: a case study of Stellenb...	Musakwa W., Van Niekerk A.	2015	Environment, Development and Sustainability	17	3	10.1007/s10668-014-9560-7	Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Geology Building, Cor...	Musakwa, W., Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Geology ...	Rapid urbanisation in many developing countries causes land transformation from agricultural, rur...	Building density; Building height; Earth observation; Impervious surfaces; Sustainable urban deve...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84919762330	Impact of training set size on object-based land cover classification: A comparison of three clas...	Myburgh G., Van Niekerk A.	2014	International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research	5	3	10.4018/ijagr.2014070104	Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South A...	Myburgh, G., Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenb...	Supervised classifiers are commonly employed in remote sensing to extract land cover information,...	Geographic object-based image analysis (GEOBIA); Image classification; Land cover; Maximum likeli...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84898982768	Managing environmental impact of bouldering as a niche outdoor-climbing activity	Van der Merwe J.H., Joubert U.	2014	South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation	36	1	None	Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Sout...	Van der Merwe, J.H., Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Stellenbosc...	The paper proposes a normative management instrument to help environmental managers in the field ...	Activity impacts; Bouldering; Management-model design and application; Nature-based tourism; Rock...	None	None	View
None	None	Transition of Shifting Cultivation and its Impact on People's Livelihoods in the Miombo Woodlands...	Grogan K., Birch-Thomsen T., Lyimo J.	2013	Human Ecology	41	1	10.1007/s10745-012-9537-9	Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Institute of ...	Grogan, K., Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; B...	Shifting cultivation has long been a major livelihood for people in the miombo woodlands of south...	Diversification; Livelihoods; Miombo woodland; Shifting cultivation; Tanzania; Transition; Zambia	agricultural intensification; agricultural practice; deforestation; land use; shifting cultivatio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925738883	Municipal household solid waste collection strategies in an African megacity: Analysis of public ...	Aliu I.R., Adeyemi O.E., Adebayo A.	2014	Waste Management and Research	32	None	10.1177/0734242X14544354	Department of Geography and Planning, Lagos State University, PMB 1087, Apapa Ojo-Lagos, Nigeria;...	Aliu, I.R., Department of Geography and Planning, Lagos State University, PMB 1087, Apapa Ojo-Lag...	Managing municipal solid waste is a pervasive urban problem globally. While several strategies ha...	Developing economies; Lagos megacity; Municipal solid waste; Operational quality; Public private ...	Airships; Housing; Regression analysis; Solid wastes; Surveys; Waste management; Developing econo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84917674136	The impact of oil exploration and exploitation on water quality and vegetal resources in a rain f...	Mogborukor J.O.A.	2014	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	5	27	10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n27p1678	Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Delta State University, P.M.B. 1, Abraka, Nigeria	Mogborukor, J.O.A., Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Delta State University, P.M.B....	The oil industry in Nigeria is known to be as a source of revenue and foreign exchange earning to...	Ecosystem; Niger delta; Oil pollution; Swamp forest; Vegetal resources	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80955141040	Impacts of climatic change on underground-water resources development in benin-owena river basin ...	Ikhile C.I., Olorode D.O.	2011	European Journal of Scientific Research	63	2	None	Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeri...	Ikhile, C.I., Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo...	Climatic change impacts on underground water resources development in Edo State were investigated...	Climate change; Dynamic water levels; Geologic formations; Hydro -geological processes	None	None	View

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